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Japanese Coast Guard Mascot Umimaru Turns 20, Lends Rank to Hello Kitty for Cute Merchandise
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ROCKET NEWS
Japan’s Coast Guard has been around for 70 years, and mascot Umimaru for 20 – so it’s high time for a Hello Kitty teamup!
Japan’s Coast Guard has been in action since the 1940s, and their list of responsibilities is vast as the ocean itself: not only do they help the police when cap...
Japan’s Coast Guard has been around for 70 years, and mascot Umimaru for 20 – so it’s high time for a Hello Kitty teamup!
Japan’s Coast Guard has been in action since the 1940s, and their list of responsibilities is vast as the ocean itself: not only do they help the police when cap...
- May 29, 2018
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Mitsubishi Motors Broke Rules on Foreign Trainees
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. made foreign technical trainees from the Philippines work on tasks other than those for which they were originally authorized, a practice prohibited by the law establishing procedures to accept trainees.
Since the company was shaken by a scandal over its m...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. made foreign technical trainees from the Philippines work on tasks other than those for which they were originally authorized, a practice prohibited by the law establishing procedures to accept trainees.
Since the company was shaken by a scandal over its m...
- May 28, 2018
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Hiroshima Panel Creates App For ‘Peace Tourism’
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THE JAPAN NEWS
HIROSHIMA — A panel of experts working with Hiroshima city has created peace-themed tour routes that will be accessible via an app, as part of a “peace tourism” project aimed at visitors to the city.
Under the project, the municipal government has proposed routes for “peace tours...
HIROSHIMA — A panel of experts working with Hiroshima city has created peace-themed tour routes that will be accessible via an app, as part of a “peace tourism” project aimed at visitors to the city.
Under the project, the municipal government has proposed routes for “peace tours...
- May 28, 2018
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Nihonbashi Bridge Landmark in Tokyo to Appear Again When Elevated Expressway Route Removed
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JAPAN TRENDS
It was announced on May 22nd that a task force will push ahead with finalizing concrete ways to relocate a 1.2-kilometer elevated portion of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo that currently covers Nihonbashi Bridge.
The plan will be decided by the summer, reports Kyodo.
The task force,...
It was announced on May 22nd that a task force will push ahead with finalizing concrete ways to relocate a 1.2-kilometer elevated portion of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo that currently covers Nihonbashi Bridge.
The plan will be decided by the summer, reports Kyodo.
The task force,...
- May 28, 2018
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Luxurious Sleeping Beauty Taxi Service Awaits All Princesses in Tokyo
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When you get that urge to pamper yourself like a princess while traversing the big city.
Are you a tired lady after a long day at work? Don’t feeling like waiting for Prince Charming to give you a lift? If you live in the vicinities of Tokyo’s 23 special wards, Mitaka, or Musashino ...
When you get that urge to pamper yourself like a princess while traversing the big city.
Are you a tired lady after a long day at work? Don’t feeling like waiting for Prince Charming to give you a lift? If you live in the vicinities of Tokyo’s 23 special wards, Mitaka, or Musashino ...
- May 26, 2018
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Urban Farmer Jon Walsh Finds Fertile Ground in Tokyo
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Seven years ago, Jon Walsh watched as earthquakes shook his home country of New Zealand and his current home in Japan. Like many, his mind turned to disaster-preparedness; however, his train of thought took a different track: food security.
He planted a garden and found the ...
TOKYO - Seven years ago, Jon Walsh watched as earthquakes shook his home country of New Zealand and his current home in Japan. Like many, his mind turned to disaster-preparedness; however, his train of thought took a different track: food security.
He planted a garden and found the ...
- May 25, 2018
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Two of Japan’s Best Whiskeys Are About to Disappear, and No One Knows When They’ll Be Back
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Suntory had to guess how much whiskey they’d need over a decade ago, and they guessed wrong.
Suntory’s beer may not have achieved the overseas success of competitors Asahi, Kirin, and Sapporo, but when it comes to whiskey, the company stands above all of its Japanese rivals. Connois...
Suntory had to guess how much whiskey they’d need over a decade ago, and they guessed wrong.
Suntory’s beer may not have achieved the overseas success of competitors Asahi, Kirin, and Sapporo, but when it comes to whiskey, the company stands above all of its Japanese rivals. Connois...
- May 24, 2018
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As Stocks Run Dry, New Book Explores The History and Appeal of Japanese whisky
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JAPAN TRENDS
Last week, Japanese whisky was in the news worldwide for reasons that might be described as both good and bad: an approaching Suntory whisky shortage due to the immense popularity of the brand’s lineup of Hakushu and Hibiki.
This ambivalent achievement crowns a remarkable few years...
Last week, Japanese whisky was in the news worldwide for reasons that might be described as both good and bad: an approaching Suntory whisky shortage due to the immense popularity of the brand’s lineup of Hakushu and Hibiki.
This ambivalent achievement crowns a remarkable few years...
- May 23, 2018
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Tochinoshin Keeps Grip on Lead
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Sekiwake Tochinoshin made it look even more likely that he would earn promotion to ozeki, beating No. 4 maegashira Chiyotairyu on Tuesday, to pick up his 10th straight win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
The Georgian kept sole lead of the basho ...
Sekiwake Tochinoshin made it look even more likely that he would earn promotion to ozeki, beating No. 4 maegashira Chiyotairyu on Tuesday, to pick up his 10th straight win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
The Georgian kept sole lead of the basho ...
- May 23, 2018
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Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Preliminary Ticket Prices Announced, Wallets Cry Across Japan
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The real Olympic challenge might be scraping up enough cash to attend its start.
With the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics just two years away, sports fans are already looking forward to the finest athletes in the world coming to Japan. And if those same fans want to be at the opening...
The real Olympic challenge might be scraping up enough cash to attend its start.
With the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics just two years away, sports fans are already looking forward to the finest athletes in the world coming to Japan. And if those same fans want to be at the opening...
- May 22, 2018
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